wgbh_tdcr_051051tdcrwgbhyesRobert MosesAfrican American civil rights workersAfrican Americans--Social conditionsAfrican Americans political activistsAfrican Americans--Violence againstAfrican Americans--Civil rights--MississippiAfrican Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.Civil rights movements--MississippiMississippi Freedom ProjectMississippi Freedom Democratic PartyMississippi--Race relationsVoter registration--MississippiIntimidation--MississippiFreedom of speech--MississippiAfrican Americans--Mississippi--Politics and governmentAfrican American educatorsStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)--Officials and employeesCouncil of Federated Organizations (U.S.)--Officials and employeesUnited States. Civil Rights Act of 1964Congress of Racial Equality--Officials and employeesMoses, Robert ParrisRobert Moses was a leader in the voting rights campaign of the 1960s. Raised and educated in the North, Moses put his teaching career on hold and moved to Mississippi, where he became one of the architects of the 1964 Freedom Summer Project and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Moses talks about his desire to end racial discrimination by helping African Americans participate fully in the nation's political process.Includes a background essay, discussion questions, and alignments to teaching standards.Major funding for this project is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute.Grade range: 9-12.A transcript of the Quicktime movie is available.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational FoundationMoses, Robert ParrisEyes on the Prize (PBS)Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Libraries. Special CollectionsTeacher's Domain Civil Rights Special CollectionWGBH Educational Foundation2002/2008Instructional materialsTeaching guidesResource unitsInterviewsOral historiesMoving imagesTranscriptshttp://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/iml04/soc/ush/civil/moses/text/htmltext/pdfvideo/quicktime5.7 Mbca. 4 m.Forms part of: Teacher's Domain Civil Right Special Collection.A Quicktime player may be needed to view the film clip.A PDF viewer may be needed for the transcript.1935/1965MississippiHarlem (New York, N.Y.)New York County (N.Y.)The Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection is a collaborative production of WGBH Education Productions, the WGBH Media Library, and WGBH Interactive, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Washington University in St. Louis.20090526 204905